Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-03-19
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Wichita Journal: Mayor Ketner, {
Junction City, who was in the city in al
tendance at the grand lodge A. o. Q
W., while passing down Second stree
with friend, stepped into hole in tn
walk near the corner of Market stree!
and falling heavily, fractioned boil
bones of the right leg just above tn
ankle.
Co1cordia Blade: There was consider
able commotion among the banks a
Scandal, Bellville and Concordia, thil
week. An adroit forger has forged thu
names Of farmers to large number O
notes, varying in amount from 800 t.
5000. The aggregate amount the forgel
made by this operation is not known
but reaches up into the thousands.
Sedan IImes-Journal: Charley W
Bradley, Of Sedan, dropped dead on the
street while going from his store to his
home. We learn that he had for sew
eral days been taking doses of poisonous
drugs as tonic or nervine. There are
thousand rumors regarding the affair.
It is quite evident. however, that Charles
w. Bradley came to his death from pois-
on, whether taken with suicidal intent OF
net will probably never be known.
On Thursday evening of last week, be-
tween eight and nine o'clock, the usually
quiet community of Elm Mills, was
startled by gun shot, and soon it was
known that young fellow named Cas-
teen-sbout II years of age-had been
shot by Postmaster Stewart, and after
wards died. The young fellow had been
suspected of robbing the postofice, and
finding him about the Office under sus-
picious circumstances, the fatal shot was
fred.
Ottawa Republican: Father Hacket
who lived near Ransom hills, one of
Franklin county's old citizens, committed
suicide. He has been in poor health for
some months, but no one dreamed that
he contemplated self destruction. The
children had been playing with rope
in the morning, in an old house near
the residence. His wife saw him 60
ing toward the old place with q halter,
but she thought nothing of it, until he
seemed long in coming in. She went to
sac what kept him, and found he had
hanged himself and was quite dead
when she first saw him. He Was 80
years Of age.
Downs Times: At debating society
near Downs, while Henry Morton was
speaking, Miss Il. o. Dedman, tn.
teacher of the district wslked up behind
and drawing arevolver said: "Now Hen
ry Morton. its is my turn to speak
Morton, turning around, at once tried to
get the revolver from her and in the
suffie, before he succeeded in getting
possession, it was discharged, the ball
striking Florian Senti, fortunately, how
ever, making only a flesh wound. 1t
seems to be the opinion that it was Miss
Dedman's intention TO make young Nor
ton publicly apologize for some state
ments that he had made in regard to her.
Girard Press: A curious freak OF the
elements came to our notice while in
Mulberry. Last month durint a thun-
der shower, lightning struck the house
Of Mr. John Allen, half mile south of
Mulberry. Mrs. Allen, her children and
W. A. Huston we're in the house. The
lightning first struck the iron stovepipe
On the peak of the roof, ran down the
cooking stove, and off the legs onto the
floor. Huston and one of the Allen boys
and his sister were standing close to the
stove, and the lightning entered the side
ot the boys boots, completely tearing
hem from his feet and knocking him
Town. Huston had on a large pair of
'togy boots, and the coles were ripped
apart and the sides torn to shreds. One
'hoe worn by the little girl had the sole
torn Off. Strange to say, none of them
we're hurt. Mrs. Allen was completely
Frustrated by the shock, and has suffer
I'd from pains in her head every since.
Chase County Leader: Our lamented
riend and fellow citizen, William Hunter,
whose death was reported last week, was
,orn at Royalton, Berrien county, Michi-
ran, June Is, 1874, in which state he
esided until the civil war broke out,
vhen he enlisted in the 25th Michigan
Company @, on the 14th of
August, 1862, and was honorably dis
harged June "a, 1865.
Miss Emily Bsrtol, daughter of the
sev. DR.. Bartol, of Boston, has COM
'leted her drawings for portrait of
frederick Douglass.
Experience shows that all dull, rich
ilks wear greasy; that good satin out
asts three silks and three cheap satins;
nd that black velvet lasts longer than
olored.
Sage's Monument to Beecher.
New YORK, March 11.-H. w. Sage, OF
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